Linda Nicholas couldn't help worrying about her oldest granddaughter, Lisa Spinks, even though she was 20 now and a high school graduate. Spinks was borderline mentally retarded and had trouble counting money. She didn't have the filters that most people have to tell a good person from a bad person," Nicholas said.
Not long ago, Wooster historian Harry McClarran sent me information about the old guard station that used to stand next to the railroad tracks at the foot of Spink Street. The little building contained a pot-bellied stove and was where the railroad crossing guard stayed. When a train was approaching," McClarran explained, "the guard would come out of his shanty and put up his sign to stop traffic from going across the railroad tracks. Eventually automated crossing gates and signals were installed and the old shanty was taken out to the McSweeney Woods on the west side of County Road 22 on Mechanicsburg Road. The women of the Killbuck Chapter of the Izaak Walton League built a clubhouse around the shanty and that's where the chapter held its meetings.
LA MIRADA - When Carlos Garcia bought his home on San Ardo Drive 17 years ago, the noise from the trains on the nearby railroad tracks wasn't that bad. But no more.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Corporation (CSX) and NASCAR driver Regan Smith kicked off Train Safety Awareness Week today by reminding people to stay away from railroad tracks and use caution at grade crossings. I urge drivers to always expect a train at a grade crossing, and I ask parents and kids to talk about the need to stay away from railroad tracks," said Smith. "One incident is one too many, and getting the word out about staying off of railroad property can help avoid needless tragedies.
ELLSWORTH, Maine -- Over the span of three hours on a foggy night this past week, two cars failed to navigate a confusing curve on Route 1A in Ellsworth and instead found themselves rumbling down the railroad tracks. Just three days earlier, another driver following her GPS went straight where Route 1A bends to the right. Like the other two mishaps, her vehicle ended up on the tracks and was damaged considerably in the process.
NORMAL - Drivers and pedestrians can expect to see more safety measures by railroad tracks once they are upgraded for high-speed rail. In the Twin Cities, that likely will mean four quadrant crossing gates that block all lanes of traffic and prevent vehicles from going around gates; closing some crossings; and installing state-of- the art signaling, said Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Josh Kauffman.
CONGERS, N.Y. -- A 62-year-old Old Tappan resident escaped death as police pulled him from railroad tracks in a Rockland County hamlet just seconds before a train struck his car. Anthony Benvenuto was attempting to push his 2011 Audi off the tracks Friday about 8 p.m. after it became disabled. He lost consciousness and collapsed onto the tracks, said Clarkstown, N.Y., police Sgt. JoAnne Fratianni.
CHESAPEAKE A city truck designed to flush debris from stormwater pipes was stuck Tuesday for about six hours on some railroad tracks near the High-Rise Bridge, officials said.
HURRICANE A Putnam County teenager was struck and killed by a train about a quarter-mile from his high school Tuesday afternoon. Authorities did not immediately release the victims name, but friends identified him as Jacob Ball, 16, a junior at Hurricane High School. Ball was walking along the tracks near Teays Valley Road when he was struck by a CSX train about 3:50 p.m., 911 dispatchers said. Ball was pronounced dead at the scene. Onlookers gathered near the tracks Tuesday as crews removed the body from the tracks. The area was strewn with what appeared to be school papers. Among those gathered was Brian Chandler, 17, also a Hurricane High junior. Chandler, like many of his classmates, was waiting to hear more details about the accident but said Ball was known for walking home from s...
FULLERTON - The Orange County coroner Monday released the name of a man whose body was found on a stretch railroad tracks in front of the Amtrak Station in Fullerton. Sean Moses, 30, was a Cypress resident.
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